Nashtacandra, Naṣṭacandra, Nashta-candra: 6 definitions

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Nashtacandra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Nashtacandra has 4 English definitions available.

The Sanskrit term Naṣṭacandra can be transliterated into English as Nastacandra or Nashtacandra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Nashtachandra.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nashtacandra in Sanskrit glossary

[Deutsch Wörterbuch]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Naṣṭacandra (नष्टचन्द्र):—(naṣṭa + ca) m. Bez. der 4ten Tage in den beiden Hälften des Monats Bhādra [Asiatick Researches III, 290. 292.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Naṣṭacandra (नष्टचन्द्र):—m. der vierte Tag in den beiden Hälften des Monats Bhādra.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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